Before you begin, I think I should play it safe with a disclaimer.

First off...welcome! Glad you decided to take the time to check out my brainchild. I've had this idea swimming around in my brain since 8th grade, and now, after countless retconns and rewrites, I think it's time for a debut. It's not my first, but one of the few written things I've posted (thanks, social anxiety!).

Second, I claim no ownership over Sonic the Hedgehog and the affiliated characters. I only claim ownership of what few characters I've injected into this story; they should be easy to find, unless you don't read the comics religiously and have no idea that someone named Meredith Sanders is Dr. Robotnik's aunt in Archie's canon. Seriously, I wish I was making this up.

Speaking of, this story is an AU (although maybe you could call it a Universe Alteration, but I think that's kind of stretching it) based loosely on Archie, with major elements from the SatAM TV show thrown in and stirred for a delicious entree, if your standards ain't too high.

The story will be written in multiple story arcs, and while I don't know exactly how many to write before I end it, I'm thinkin'...more than five, at least six, maybe seven. Maybe. Don't quote me on it.

Lastly, this will be rated "Teen and up," as you've seen, but I may have to bump up the rating later. Again, maybe. Not sure. And if I do, it won't be for awhile, maybe five to six more arcs, depends (I'm pulling numbers out of my ass here). As it stands, you'll just have to look out for swearing, violence, some blood, and dirty humor. Also, Trystan is the walking embodiment of memes, sarcasm, and bad jokes. You have been warned.